Gwangju City Promotes Construction Administration for Livelihood Stability

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 2nd that it will promote livelihood stabilization construction administration, such as extending the payment period and allowing installment payments for enforcement fines on illegal buildings, and a 6-month grace period for payment of outdoor advertising road occupancy compensation fees, to ease the burden on small business owners and livelihood-type small merchants struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and to promote their living stability.

First, in accordance with the Building Act and Building Ordinance regulations, the payment period for enforcement fines imposed annually on illegal buildings will be extended by 6 months, and installment payments will be allowed. The enforcement fine support plan will be implemented immediately in consultation with autonomous districts.

This measure is aimed at ensuring the livelihood stability of most enforcement fine payees, who are small business owners and livelihood-type small merchants. Last year, enforcement fines totaling 6.78 billion KRW were imposed on 3,643 cases.

In addition, based on the Road Act, the imposition of road occupancy compensation fees amounting to 1.023 billion KRW for about 16,000 cases involving owners of outdoor advertisements using road occupancy areas exceeding the permitted size will be postponed until after June, allowing payment in the second half of the year.

Due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, business sales have significantly decreased, causing difficulties such as employee salary and rent arrears, and this measure aims to alleviate their burden.

To support daycare centers in apartment complexes suffering from dual hardships due to the ultra-low birthrate and the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, a "Good Landlord Movement" for apartment complex daycare centers will also be promoted.

Earlier, on the 16th of last month, Gwangju requested participation in the "Good Landlord Movement for Apartment Complex Daycare Centers" from apartment complex resident representative meetings and the Housing Management Association. Currently, eight complexes are participating, and continuous requests for participation will be made.

Furthermore, participating complexes will be selected as "Excellent Human Rights Practice Complex Apartments" at the end of the year and will be provided with incentives.

Lee Sang-bae, Director of the City Urban Regeneration Bureau, said, "We plan to reduce the burden on small business owners and livelihood-type small merchants affected by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic by extending the payment period for enforcement fines and deferring compensation fee payments through livelihood stabilization construction administration," adding, "We hope this measure will foster a social atmosphere of mutual coexistence."

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